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Memorializes Kathleen M. Doyle (1937-2020). A leader and advocate for profes sional psychology, she guided the field through periods of challenge and dramatic change, always maintaining the highest standards. For 30 years Kathleen (often called Kathy) was the executive secretary of the New York State Board for Psychology. She subse quently was given additional responsibility as head of the boards for the Clinical Laboratory Technology Practitioner Professions, Ap plied Behavior Analysis, and as the Administrator of the Psycho therapy Institute Review Unit. During her 16 years as a school psychologist, she assumed an active leadership role in several pro fessional organizations, including the Suffolk County Psychological Association and the New York State Psychological Asso ciation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

In 2017, the American Psychological Association (APA) celebrates the 125th anniversary of its founding. This special issue commemorates this milestone by providing long- and short-term views on the history of APA and its role in psychology in America. The opening paper presents an overview of initiatives and challenges facing the field of psychology and APA in five periods, each roughly 25 years in length. The remaining eight articles review specific issues and areas of activity over varying lengths of time in more recent years. Issues of policy involvement, relations with the media, and involvement with the courts are described, as well as developments related to social justice, education, science, practice, and publications. (PsycINFO Database Record

Presents an obituary for Ruth Ochroch, who died in Laguna Woods, California, on December 21, 2015, at the age of 96. Often described as a "force of nature," Ruth helped develop standards for practice and training and was twice president of the New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA). But Ruth's service to psychology reached well beyond NYSPA and she received myriad awards during her career, including Outstanding Advocate for Psychology Award (1995), Distinguished Practitioner of Psychology (1996), and Lifetime Achievement Award (2001). But none of her awards can do justice to the energy, skill, and devotion she brought to her beloved profession. (PsycINFO Database Record

This article memorializes Selma Sapir (1916-2014), a child psychologist and innovator in treating children with learning disabilities. Sapir authored or coauthored five books on treating and educating children with learning disabilities. She developed four tests: the Sapir Dimension of Learning, the Sapir Learning Lab Language Scale, the Sapir Self-Concept Scale, and the Sapir Developmental Scale. In 1997-1998, she served as president of the International Council of Psychologists (ICP). For many years, she was the ICP representative to the United Nations.